Paradise Pawn by Richardson, Meg
Paradise Pawn by Richardson, Meg

Paradise Pawn

A dazzling debut novel about best friends, adolescent longing, and the Florida pawn shop that promises to...
$21.60 USD
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Author: Meg Richardson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Paradise Pawn by Richardson, Meg

Paradise Pawn

$21.60
Paradise Pawn by Richardson, Meg

Paradise Pawn

$21.60
Author: Meg Richardson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
A dazzling debut novel about best friends, adolescent longing, and the Florida pawn shop that promises to make their dreams come true--if it doesn't break them apart first.

Teenage best friends Jackie and Kayla can sell anything. Alongside their fathers, they work at a pawn shop in Cherry Beach, Florida, handling everything from luxury jewelry to chainsaws and more. When the girls learn that Kayla's family can't afford a private school opportunity that Jackie's can, Jackie becomes distraught about losing her best friend. With their sharp minds but youthful lack of foresight, they scheme a way to embezzle money from the pawn shop. As the hot Florida summer unfolds, the girls steal thousands of dollars from the shop. But when their heist is discovered, Jackie is faced with a situation that no amount of negotiating or charisma can fix.

With incredible heart and wit, and based on Richardson's own experience working behind the counter of a pawn shop, Paradise Pawn navigates current-day themes of trust, familial love, female friendship, and class differences, and asks us how far we would go to protect the ones we love most.

Author: Meg Richardson
Publisher: Tin House
Published: 07/14/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781963108736


Review Citation(s):
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Publishers Weekly 05/25/2026
Booklist 06/01/2026

About the Author
Meg Richardson is a writer, translator, and cartoonist. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Originally from Iowa, she currently lives in Vermont. Paradise Pawn is her first novel.
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